This Wednesday, November 30th, 12:15 pm at the University of Oregon EMU Amphitheater is Operation Walk Out! A national event – 24,000 teachers striking because of pension changes. Students and teachers have been greatly impacted by the economic crisis. Education needs to be top priority. Students, teachers & faculty marching against education cuts, tuition hikes,

CLDC is hosting an event on Saturday in solidarity with Occupy Eugene. The proceeds will help defend the 17 activists arrested on Nov. 17th when they shut down five national banks in Eugene. No one turned away for lack of funds. Come dance and enjoy great company for a great cause! David Rovics, the Brass

Occupy Eugene is part of this month’s Last Friday Art Walk! So from 6-9 on November 25th (Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving) we will be an Art Walk stop with live music and arts galore at camp in Washington Jefferson Park. If you would like to contribute art to the cause, please contact Dani:

Occupy Eugene will be holding a booth at the Holiday market this weekend! When: 10am-6pm Friday Nov. 25, Saturday Nov. 26, Sunday Nov. 27 Where: Lane County Fairgrounds, 13th & Jefferson Eugene, Oregon Occupy Eugene will have a table in the Non Profit area of the market and focus on community outreach. We will be

For every dollar or credit spent on gifts, we sacrifice time, giving something material in exchange for providing our friends and family with the gift of ourselves.… We remain deprived of connection with those around us, and struggle to fill this emptiness with commodities that we do not need. In reality, all we need is one another. BUY NOTHING.

Recently it has come to my attention that the global Occupations are being blamed for the disorderly behavior that is taking place at many of our protest sites. This is understandable, given that the power structure is hell bent on discrediting us by any means at their disposal. It is also laughable.

November 19, 2011, Eugene-Saturday at the Occupy Eugene camp at Washington Jefferson Park, a medical emergency occurred involving the Eugene Police Department and paramedics. A man in his early 30’s overdosed from heroin around 4pm. Occupy protesters in camp immediately called 9-1-1 and came together to provide support. Luckily among the occupiers were a licensed

Events

Playing Saturday, November 8 @ 3 pm, Valley River Center Regal Cinemas, 500 Valley River Center, Eugene Oregon. Homes for the Houseless tells the story of how the transitional micro- housing project, Opportunity Village Eugene, is transforming lives through community. Produced by Occupy Eugene Media Group member Jana Thrift and David Zupan with Eugene Peaceworks.

Funds raised will support NHS and will provide amenities like port-a-potties for current homeless camps. NHS will provide safe community for un-housed people with disabilities living alongside individuals who can provide support.

News

The General Assembly of Occupy Eugene has endorsed the 2014 Occupy National Gathering statements of solidarity with Palestine. Occupy Eugene rejects any effort to use this statement for anti-Semitic purposes. To read the statements in full, please click on the post title.

Major shout out to Jana Thrift of Occupy Eugene Media Group and David Zupan of Peace Works. The two videographers entered their video about Opportunity Village Eugene into Eugene’s International Film Festival and won the award for 2014 best documentary short. Check out this beautiful video here

Media Arts

Playing Saturday, November 8 @ 3 pm, Valley River Center Regal Cinemas, 500 Valley River Center, Eugene Oregon. Homes for the Houseless tells the story of how the transitional micro- housing project, Opportunity Village Eugene, is transforming lives through community. Produced by Occupy Eugene Media Group member Jana Thrift and David Zupan with Eugene Peaceworks.

Check out this beautiful short documentary which tells the story of The Wizard, James Hardin, an un-housed man in Eugene. Shout out to Occupy Eugene videographer Jana Thrift and friends (Gina Ginsberg, David Zupan, Liddy Soto, Ryan Stefan, and others) who put this together so that we can know.